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On Tuesday, I found out the iPhone app for this year's DragonCon had been released, and if I wasn't already excited, I was now bouncing through the house. Well...Sarah's house to be accurate as we were beginning work on my Illuminati costume. And really to be totally accurate, she did all the work. Sarah, have I told you lately that I love you?
Last year was the first year I had attended DragonCon. I had wanted to go for years, but when I finally had the money to attend, I was teaching. Administration frowned on my taking off a week just after the start of school. My husband and I went with two of our best friends - seamstress extraordinaire and all around bad ass person, Sarah, and my own personal content hole poker, Jason (see Poking Holes where I sing praises of his rad skills: http://perchingonabarstool.blogspot.com/2011/10/0-false-18-pt-18-pt-0-0-false-false.html). We had a freakin' blast. It not only met my expectations, but also blew them out of the water. As Sarah so eloquently put it, "DragonCon is Mardi Gras if it rolled a D20."
I will never miss another DragonCon. Ever. The vibe there is incredible, like nothing I have ever experienced. The count down to this year's event has made me nostalgic for last year's hijinks. I didn't have a blog to reflect our journey to Atlanta and back, but this year I do. So for posterity sake, here are a few highlights from 2011.
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The highlight of the con: meeting Laurell K. Hamilton! Aside from being one of my favorite authors, my book never would have been finished if it weren't for her advice. Years ago, she posted several blogs about the writing process. One of the blogs talked about getting words on a page. I remember her saying to set a goal, even as low as two pages a day, and committing. I did just that (and 99% of the time surpassed that 2 page goal by 4 or more pages). I can't thank her enough. I think I tried that night, but I was stuck in fangirl squee!
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| Sarah and I getting our steampunk on! |
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| Dice ready! Let the gaming commence... |
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| Jason after winning a Magic tourney |
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| My husband in the gaming room enjoying a good sit. |
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| Another cool moment: Attending Jennie Breeden's Kilt Blowing event and getting to meet her again! Every morning, I check my email, check social media, and read the Devil's Panties (http://thedevilspanties.com/ ). I got to meet her at Comicpalooza a few months before this event. I had no clue she would even be at the con, and when I rounded the corner and saw a giant Devil's Panties sign, I freaked! Very exciting! What will this year's DragonCon bring? I can't wait to find out. Check out Sarah's blog chronicling her costuming countdown to DragonCon 2012 here: http://sablearts.com/ |
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